Malcolm K Marks

Broschiertes Buch

There's a Crocodile in the House

The Itinerant Ecologist Series

Beschreibung

Fresh from adventures in Nigeria, Malcolm and Véronique return to live in Europe but the slow pace of life sees them hanker for a return to Africa. This eventually occurs but not before moving from France to England. Four years after departing Nigeria, while a teacher at a private school in the Midlands, Malcolm is offered a mission to the proud nation of Chad where he stays in the town of N'gouri in the Sahara Desert. Aside the suffocating heat, he encounters crab-sized scorpions and snakes in the wells, and witnesses the defeat of the Libyan army. A hilarious meeting in the desert is the catalyst for a move to Senegal with the engaging family starting a new life in the Land of Teranga. 'There's a Crocodile in the House' continues their adventures that include a close encounter with a puff adder, rabid dogs, dancing swordfish, friendly refugees, a mischievous minister and, not to forget, that Crocodile! During these four years, our Ecologist receives knocks and hard lessons about work and life as he continues his journey through 'The Itinerant Ecologist Series'.

Autor

Malcolm Marks is now retired after a marvelous career that stretched from 1979 through to 2019. Apart from four or five years (in the career wilderness) when he worked in the UK as a teacher, his entire post-university life has been spent working in and with Africa and Asia. These were remarkable, eye-opening years for him as he learnt from the diverse cultures, individuals and characters who welcomed him to their countries, towns and villages.His seven years of tertiary education were all completed at Queen Mary College, University of London where firstly he gained an upper second in plant biology and then went on to earn a PhD in ecology.He considers that there were three turning points in his life that led him eventually to take his selected career and life path. The first was a decision made by his forward-looking parents when he was only eleven years old to accept a bursary for him to obtain a free place at a public (= private in the UK) school in the village of Sutton Valence in Kent. This opened his countrymouse eyes to a whole new world of leadership, attitude and privilege. The second was being persuaded by his closest university friend to travel across London to attend a disco where he met his future wife and soulmate Véronique. The third turning point was to accept a small consulting mission to the Republic of Chad in 1987 where a serious of coincidences conspired to change the direction of his career.Malcolm and Veronique have been married since 1977, they have two lovely children and two beautiful grandchildren and live a very full retired life in the beautiful Bugey region of southeast France.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Coeur de Rose Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9782959028328
• ISBN-10: 2959028325
• Artikelnr.: 69612834